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COMMUNITY: Officials are excited that the second phase of Project Paraguay has begun – PG 3

TIMELESS: Juke joint artist Flashback Freddy prepares for upcoming benefit concert in City – PG 11

COMPETITION: Curlers took over the Lacombe Curling Club for tournament last week – PG 13

ENGAGING - In celebration of upcoming Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27th, Lacombe Library Programmer Mary Poole read to a group of children gathered for story time on Tuesday.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016

Illegal OHV use damaging provincial park

BY SARAH MAETCHE LACOMBE EXPRESS During the summer months, Aspen Beach Provincial Park, located about 15 minutes west of Lacombe along Gull Lake, is full of sun seekers and water recreationalists.

In the winter the provincial park is home to ice fishing, snowshoeing and several groomed trails for cross-country ski enthusiasts.

It is the recent actions of recreationalists during these winter months that’s leaving Alberta Parks conservationists scratching their heads.

District Conservation Officer of the Red Deer District Parks Enforcement Branch Logan Van Imschoot said there have been individuals illegally operating off highway vehicles (OHVs) within the provincial park.

“This has caused damage to parkland and the groomed ski trails,” he said.

“Aspen Beach Provincial Park has very sensitive wetlands and shorelines that are habitat to a variety of species. Alberta Parks wants to protect and preserve these lands for wildlife and maintain the natural habitat of the provincial park.”

The use of OHVs, including all-terrain vehicles like quads, side-by-sides and snowmobiles, in the provincial park is illegal according to provincial parks reg-

ulations. Any use of a motorized vehicle within the boundary is strictly prohibited and does come with an attached fine.

The use of OHVs along provincial highways, like Hwy. 12, is also illegal according to the Traffic Safety Act. This includes the highway surface and ditches parallel to the highway.

Van Imschoot describes the illegal use as ‘excessive’, and ‘intentional’. Individuals are going to the extent to move barricades to enter the park and are blatantly ignoring the yellow signs marking the provincial park boundary. Others are entering the park from the nearby highway.

The illegal use has been not only damaging the land but also putting a hamper in maintaining the cross-country ski trails, officials said. Alberta Parks has been attempting to establish a cross-country ski program at Aspen Beach, but the initiative has been met with lots of vandalism.

The program is volunteer run.

For this reason, Aspen Beach Provincial Park does not have an area for individuals to unload or load their OHVs. Access for this purpose can be found at Brownlow’s Landing and other specified locations around the lake.

So far conservation officers have issued several violation tickets to those on OHVs caught in the park. The next enforcement step after a violation ticket is a seizure of the OHV itself.

PRISTINE - This view showcases the groomed cross-country ski trail system at Aspen Beach Provincial Park. Recently OHV users have been illegally entering the provincial park and destroying the trails. photo submitted Van Imschoot would like to remind individuals visiting the area to be respectful of the provincial park by not operating OHVs or motor vehicles for the purpose of off-roading within the provincial park boundary.

“Other activities such as dog walking and snowshoeing can cause damage in these areas,” he said. “Please remember to keep your dogs on a leash at all times

and stay off the groomed cross-country ski trails.”

Residents in the area are encouraged to report if they see anyone operating an OHV within the provincial park limits to the 24-hour enforcement line at 403-3505066.

For more information about Aspen Beach Provincial Park call 403-748-3939. news@lacombeexpress.com

Request for Proposal

Natural Gas Procurement Consulting Services The City of Lacombe is seeking proposals via a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Natural Gas Procurement Consulting Services.

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The RFP will define the content of the proposal. You are urged to structure your responses accordingly with sufficient details to ensure it is complete, appropriate and competitive.

All interested parties are invited to view and print the full Proposal from the Alberta Purchasing Connection website www.purchasingconnection.ca or on the City of Lacombe website www.lacombe.ca/doing-business/rfps-tenders.

All updates and addendums will be issued through those sites only. Any interested parties must submit sealed proposals and confirm City of Lacombe’s receipt of them no later than 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Proposals shall be clearly marked - Natural Gas Procurement Consulting Services.

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Only proposals submitted within the time frame and guidelines provided will be considered.

For more information contact: Michael Minchin Corporate Services Director Phone: 403-782-1253 Email: mminchin@lacombe.ca

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Lacombe Fire Department sending another truck to Paraguay Donation follows successful project which was launched last year

BY ZACHARY CORMIER LACOMBE EXPRESS

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year ago, the Lacombe Fire Department (LFD) teamed up with the Lacombe Firefighters Association (LFA), A Better World Canada (ABW) and a number of other communities and organizations around Central Alberta to donate a fully-equipped, decommissioned fire truck to a community in Paraguay.

The project, which they called Project Paraguay, was a huge success that evolved from a small, grassroots movement into a province-wide effort to supply the town with equipment for their emergency services.

It took a little over a year to gather all the equipment that they would need, but eventually, in July of last year, the truck and equipment arrived safely in Caazapá.

Now, a year after they sent their first truck to the small South American country, the LFA is ready to do it again.

“This project came to fruition pretty quickly,” said Drayton Bussiere, LFD Deputy Fire Chief and Project Paraguay committee member.

According to Bussiere, most of the equipment that they needed the Association already had as surplus from the first project, so the only thing missing was the truck.

“Really the truck became available, and that’s obviously the biggest part is having a truck become available, so this engine that we’re donating this year came from the Mirror Fire Department and we had lots of equipment that we had gathered up that was surplus from the first one, so we supplemented that a little bit,” he said, adding that the LFA now has pretty much everything they need to send the truck on its way.

The destination this time is General Artigas, a small community in Southern Paraguay.

“The truck that we donated last year went to a community of about 20,000 people and it was the very first fire truck they’ve ever had. This time we’re sending it to a community of about 13,000, very similar to Lacombe. They have a fire truck right now but it’s non-operational so this truck that we’re sending them will be a huge upgrade,” said Bussiere.

“There’s a couple of reasons,” Bussiere said when asked why the department had chosen to support communities in Paraguay specifically.

“One of them is there’s lots of need in Paraguay, so they have big communities with very little fire protection. And one of the other reasons is that we actually have a member on our department that grew up in Paraguay, and so we have that natu-

COMMUNITY EFFORT - Deputy Fire Chief Drayton Bussiere posed for a photo with some of the equipment the Lacombe Fire Department will be sending to communities in Paraguay as part of the second phase of Project Paraguay.

Zachary Cormier/Lacombe Express ral connection to the community.”

That member’s name is Uwe Kurth and he has been instrumental in making the project a success.

“It’s a big thing because you know when you are there, not only if you are from a country, but even if you’ve been to a place and you know the needs and you can actually feel it. It’s pretty much straightforward. You compare with how easy we get stuff here. We have all the tools we need to do our job. It’s not the same thing there,” said Kurth, who is now the Chair of the Donations Committee for Project Paraguay.

“It’s very clear to realize that when you’re basically on both sides of the fence.”

Kurth’s connection and knowledge of the country has helped the committee identify areas where support is need-

ed most. He was also one of the two firefighters that travelled to Caazapá in August last year to help train the local fire department in the use of their new equipment.

“It’s an awesome thing. It’s really rewarding, I would say. And it’s good because it’s easy to communicate and, you know, understand their needs and what people are going through. So it’s very rewarding,” Kurth said of his trip back to Paraguay.

After the success of the first project, the committee received a number of applications from other communities in Paraguay looking for the same kind of support.

So the committee created a selection process that would help them identify the community that can benefit the most from the donation.

“Their criteria is a few different things but we sit down and select the one we believe that is more in need and is more feasible and where the fire truck and the equipment will make the best for the most,” Kurth said.

“This department that we selected this time met all of our conditions pretty quickly and so there’s no point in letting it all sit here for too long so we’re just getting it ready and sending it off,” Bussiere added.

In addition to the donation of the fire truck, the Association will also be sending a crate of equipment to two more fire departments in Capitán Miranda and Tomás Romero Pereira, who applied for aid but weren’t selected as the main beneficiaries.

The fire truck and equipment are scheduled to be shipped later this week. zcormier@lacombeexpress.com

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BY SARAH MAETCHE LACOMBE EXPRESS Fire broke out in a residence along Panorama Drive on the east side of Blackfalds late Sunday afternoon.

Blackfalds Fire Department Chief Robert Cote said the call for service came in around 3:47 p.m. When they arrived the structure was fully engulfed in flames.

The fire department were at the scene for six hours but assistance from neighbouring departments was not required.

“We had the fire contained and under control 50 minutes after our arrival,” said Cote. “We remained on scene to control hot spots.”

The two neighbouring residences did receive minor damage, in particular the residence to the north, but both structures remain livable, he added.

“There was approximately $1 million dollars saved between the two homes,” said Cote.

Cote said the homeowners of the fire damaged home, a couple, were home at the time. They heard a noise, saw the fire, grabbed their pet and evacuated

DEVASTATION - Fire broke out in a residence along Panorama Drive on the east side of Blackfalds late Sunday afternoon. The Blackfalds Fire Department battled the blaze for six hours.

Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express the home safely without any injuries.

The fire department members were also able to battle the blaze without incurring any injuries.

Blackfalds resident Desiree Bertin, who lives across the alley from the fire damaged residence, said her daughter was the one who first alerted her that something was wrong at the neighbouring residence.

“It was the sounds we heard first before we saw smoke,” said Bertin.

The aftermath on the day following the blaze was evident. Fire investigators were on the scene Monday afternoon undertaking their investigation to determine the cause.

Cote said the fire is still under investigation. news@lacombeexpress.com

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After an extensive investigation into hundreds of mischief incidents to both private and public property, the Lacombe Police Service (LPS) has charged a total of 10 people (seven youths and three adults) with graffiti related offences.

Graffiti or ‘tags’ were illegally placed on schools, businesses, City buildings, utility services, private property and some local landmarks, including buildings featuring Lacombe’s famous murals.

Charges were laid under either the Criminal Code or the Community Standards Bylaw, depending on circumstances

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“Art is not a crime, but graffiti tags placed on someone’s property without their consent certainly is,” said LPS Chief Steve Murray. “I’m sure some of the people charged with these offences have the potential to be talented artists but they need to showcase that talent in a lawful, respectful and appropriate way.”

All the persons charged face fines of $2,500 and for some, a criminal record.

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Business Profile

Growing to serve the community better MNP Lacombe moves to a new location

A staple in the Lacombe business community for more than 15 years, national accounting, tax and business consulting firm MNP LLP recently opened its doors at a new location in the city.

MNP Place, located on 4711- 49B Ave. where the Empress Hotel once sat, is a revitalized office space, with additional bays also for lease.

The firm is the flagship tenant of the new office building and has expanded to better serve Lacombe clients with all their business needs.

Angela Law, MNP Business Advisor, was delighted with the new office space on the top level of the two-storey building.

“It allows for further growth of our team, which has continually been adding members and expertise to best meet our clients’ evolving demands,” she said.

The MNP Lacombe office first opened in 1999,with a single employee . Today, 22 accounting, tax and busi-

ness consulting professionals are trusted advisors to clients in a variety of industry sectors in the community.

“It was just a one person drop-off office 17 years ago. But we’ve grown exponentially, along with the city, so we are really excited about the move,” said Law. Law explained MNP Lacombe offers a broad range of services to clients, including accounting, corporate and personal taxes

and business consulting.

With their indepth knowledge of the Lacombe and area community, along with the business land-scape on a nationall m level, the MNP team provides tailored d services and advice for key local industries, including oil and gas, retail, transportation, school boards and agricultural businesses.

“ We do a lot of business advisory, as well,” she said. “There are five of us on the management team and we help clients find the most effective and efficient business solutions.

We discuss how they can become more profitable or serve any of their basic needs.”

MNP also offers business evaluation services and can assist in creating a roadmap to sell or buy a business in the future.

As well, its specialists can help clients make Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) claims to get the tax credits available. “We cred have hav specialists we pull pul from Calgary and Edmonton who travel to Lacombe tra and an help out clients with many en different types of di needs.” n Due to the MNP framework of esf tablishing offices in locations throughout the th province, the Lacombe office can d draw from many fice sources to better serve the diverse needs of their clients.

Law noted succession planning is gaining more attention as entrepre-

neurs realize the benefits of having a formal transition plan in place prior to retiring or selling their business.

“Being prepared ahead of time means being able to exit on your own terms,” she said. “And in these economic times, that spells success.”

MNP also offers insolvency services, working collaboratively with corporations or individuals to recover from times of financial distress and regain control of their finances.

“We have an extensive insolvency service that has been helping individuals and companies for more than 25 years,” noted Law. “MNP Ltd. doesn’t just focus on personal bankruptcy, we are one of Canada’s leading firms in corporate recovery and restructuring.”

For more information about how MNP can help you achieve your business and personal goals, drop by at Unit 201, 4711- 49B Ave., call 403-782-7790 or visit MNP.ca.

Growing to Serve You Better MNP is pleased to welcome our valued clients to our new address:

Unit 201, 4711 – 49B Ave. Lacombe, AB T4L 1K1 We look forward to seeing you at our new space!

Contact Angela Law, CPA, CA, at 403.786.2407 or angela.law@mnp.ca

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016

Rotary Daybreak Club raises funds in New Year’s Eve bash

BY SARAH MAETCHE LACOMBE EXPRESS

PUBLIC NOTICE Electors of the City of Lacombe, Province of Alberta Section 251 of the Municipal Government TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta, has given first reading to borrowing Bylaw 418, which will, upon final passage and approval, authorize the proper officers of the said City to borrow monies from the Alberta Municipal Finance Authority or another authorized financial institutions by way of debenture issue or bank loan, to pay for the cost of the following municipal purposes, namely the east side team rooms expansion project to the City of Lacombe’s Ice Arena.

The total cost of the aforesaid project amounts to $3,362,990. The net amount to be borrowed on the credit and security of the municipality at large by the issue of debentures or bank loan and on the terms and conditions outlined in Bylaw 418 is $3,362,990.

The Lacombe Rotary Daybreak Club hosted a successful New Year’s Eve fundraiser.

Rotary member Don Gullekson said the event held on Dec. 31st at the Lacombe Memorial Centre was a special fundraising evening for an individual in need in Lacombe.

“We raised over $3,000 for her and the family,” he said. “We still have some numbers coming in.”

Gullekson reports more than 200 people attended the ‘decades dance’, some in costume.

“We hope to make it an annual event,” he said. “In the future, the fundraising effort will go towards supporting local and community projects, which is the focus of our local club.”

Organizers would like to thank those who attended the event as well as the sponsors.

“And everyone else who contributed to this worthy cause,” added Gullekson.

The Lacombe Rotary Daybreak club consists of 15 members and hosts several

fundraisers throughout the year.

One of the main fundraisers the group organizes is a golf tournament called the Lacoka Golf Challenge held jointly with the Ponoka Rotary Club.

The second annual installment of the tournament was held last August at the Wolf Creek Golf Resort. Funds were raised to support initiatives in the two communities - an elementary school playground in Ponoka and the Lacombe and District Special Olympics.

The club raised $5,000 for the Special Olympics group, which was used to buy new uniforms and attend tournaments and other events.

The Daybreak Club will also be hosting the annual Rotary wine tasting event this spring in partnership with the Lacombe Rotary Club, a second Rotary club in the area.

“We partner together on several causes,” said Gullekson, noting that both clubs donated funds towards a new Connex bus through Lacombe FCSS. “It’s often a joint effort towards a good cause.” news@lacombeexpress.com

The indebtedness, either debenture or bank loan, is repayable either in monthly, semi-annual or annual payments of combined principal and interest installments not to exceed twenty (20) years calculated at a rate not exceeding the interest rate fixed by the Alberta Capital Finance Authority or another authorized financial institution on the date of borrowing, and not to exceed eight (8) per cent.

NOW THEREFORE NOTICE is hereby given by the Council of the City of Lacombe that, unless a petition of the electors for a vote on Bylaw 418 is demanded, as provided for by the terms of section 231 of the Municipal Government Act, the said Council may pass the said borrowing bylaw.

All persons interested are hereby notified and they are required to govern themselves accordingly.

Dated at the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta this 12th day of January, 2016.

SUPPORT - Lacombe Christian School (LCS) students hosted the 18th annual Pastors’ Day last Friday. The Grade 9 classes warmly hosted 16 honoured guests from the Lacombe area, treating their pastors and wives to a delicious meal with ice cream sundaes for dessert. After lunch the pastors toured classrooms and visited with the students.

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City of Lacombe Per: Norma MacQuarrie Chief Administrative Officer

Whistleblowing, Conflicts of Interest, Elections, Election Financing What do you think?

Information for Electors

Pursuant to section 47(1) of the Local Authorities Election Act a person is eligible to vote in an election held if the person:

Are you interested in how candidates and parties are financed; how provincial elections are run; the balance between an MLA’s private interests and public duties; and whether public servants who report wrongdoing are adequately protected? We want to hear from you!

a. is at least 18 years old, b. is a Canadian citizen, and c. has resided in Alberta for the 6 consecutive months immediately preceding election day and is resident in the area on election day.

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee is reviewing legislation and would like to hear from you on the above questions and on other issues regarding:

Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Municipal Government Act an “elector” means: A person who is eligible to vote in the election for a councillor under the Local Authorities Election Act.

A poll may be demanded in the City of Lacombe by electors equal in number to at least: a.

in the case of a municipality other than a summer village, by electors of the municipality equal in number to at least 10% of the population and b. in the case of a summer village, by 10% of the electors of the summer village in accordance with the provisions of section 223 of the Municipal Government Act and in accordance with the provisions of section 251 of the Municipal Government Act. The petition for a vote must be received by the Chief Administrative Officer within 15 days of the last publication of this notice and shall contain on each page “an accurate and identical statement of the purpose of the petition”. (Further requirements of the petition are provided in section 224 of the Municipal Government Act.) DATE of the last publication of this notice is the 21st day of January, 2016.

For Information Contact: Michael Minchin, CMA, CLGM Corporate Services Director PHONE: 403.782.1253 E-MAIL: mminchin@lacombe.ca

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Celebrate Family Literacy Day next week Next week, on Jan. 27th, we will celebrate Family Literacy Day. Family Literacy Day was started in 1999 as a national awareness initiative to emphasize the importance of reading and other literacy-related activities as a family.

The organizers of the annual event, ABC Life Literacy Canada, say taking time each day to read or do a learning activity with a child can be crucial to their development. They say even just 15 minutes each day can improve a child’s literacy skills and can assist parents as well.

As a parent, by reading to children or participating in literacy activities, your own skills will stay sharp along with strengthening your relationship with your family. It can also encourage lifelong learning, said organizers.

Some suggested activities by ABC include doing a number walk - as you put on your shoes, choose something you want to count during your walk. It could be dogs, trees, stop signs, cars— anything you want. On your walk, count how many you can find.

Create a word wall - learn one new word every day. Display them by creating a family word wall with Bristol board and markers.

Create an obstacle course - build an obstacle course through your family room and draw a map of how to go through it from beginning to end. Have a ‘book-nic’ - organize an indoor picnic with books and tasty treats; or start family board game nights and play a different game each week.

Family members can take turns reading instructions and game cards as well as keeping score.

Several activities have been planned in the region before Jan. 27th including a celebration called a ‘Gerald and Piggie Party’ on Jan. 23rd from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. held at the Mary C. Moore Public Library in Lacombe. The event features stories, crafts and fun for children of all ages.

Last week, École Lacombe Upper Elementary School (ELUES) also kicked off their family literacy project. The afternoon was filled with music, prizes and fun with dogs. Each student was gifted a copy of The Good Dog by Avi to read with their family, all to promote literacy.

Many libraries across the province are taking an interactive approach in encouraging residents to read, just for a mere 15 minutes. Through the Read for 15 Challenge a community will

Albertans need a government review process that has teeth A popular U.S. president once said that the closest thing to eternal life any of us on earth will ever see is a government program.

Madsen Pirie, former adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, told a joke about that same idea in a speech he delivered in Toronto.

Pirie said that after the conservative-minded Thatcher took office, the first government program she eliminated had been created back in 1803, when the British and French were at war. Fearing an invasion, the British had paid a man to sit atop the Cliffs of Dover to watch for Napoleon. He was to light a fire if the French Emperor showed up.

“We eliminated that job in 1980,” Pirie dead-

Ron

ORR panned. He understood the tendency that bureaucracies have to perpetuate their own existence.

It is an awareness of government’s innate bias toward getting bigger, and staying bigger, that led numerous legislative assemblies to adopt sunset clauses — legal orders that say when a government program must end.

If an agency or program is to continue beyond the termination date (sunset

date), its existence must be debated and justified and the legislature must then pass new legislation.

In the U.S., more than two dozen state governments have taken things even further. Instead of putting sunset clauses into certain pieces of legislation, to varying degrees they’ve adopted Universal Sunset Legislation that applies to everything they do.

In Texas, for example, every board, commission and agency will be abolished within a specific time frame (usually 12 years), unless the state Legislature specifically passes legal provisions for their renewal. And it isn’t just the Legislature that has a say. The state has a 12 member Sunset

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be awarded the title of Alberta’s most ‘readerly’ community for Family Literacy Day. To participate residents were invited to read for 15 minutes and then log their participation through posting a photo, emailing the library or seeing the library in person. Each location has a unique way for participants to log their time. Libraries like the Rimbey Public Library and Red Deer Public Library are encouraging residents to take up the challenge so far.

The Read for 15 challenge was created in 1987 by the Northwest Territories Literacy Council.

So over this week, pick up a book and share in literacy with the community.

For more information and for family literacy activities, visit www.FamilyLiteracyDay.ca.

Letters to the editor

Scotland resident wishes Lacombians a happy New Year I would like to wish your readers a happy and prosperous New Year from Scotland.

I wish all my old friends a good and loving New yYar. Love to all.

John McKend Scotland

Editor’s note: McKend had previously sent in a Letter to the Editor last May recounting the time he spent in Lacombe in the early ’70s.

Commission backed by an executive director and a 30 member staff.

These people scrutinize every government agency and program, determining which of them should be eliminated. So far the commission has carried out 500 evaluations, eliminated 83 government programs or agencies and saved taxpayers more than $900 million.

In Alberta, past PC governments made a feeble attempt to establish a somewhat similar consideration. Yet rather than setting up something with teeth that can genuinely limit the size, cost and growth of government, the PCs passed a law saying that every few years, public agencies in Alberta must review whether they have a written explanation of what they’re supposed to be doing.

It’s called a Mandate and Roles Document.

These ‘mandate’ letters are supposed to be developed by the bureaucracy and the minister responsible.

In places where people are serious about responsible government, the evaluation and review of government agencies is undertaken by competent, seasoned people who ask tough questions. They determine whether govern-

ment agencies should still be operating. In Alberta, we order that a cabinet minister must review a mandate letter that is largely assembled by the bureaucracy itself.

This year, legislation forces the Notley cabinet to ‘review’ mandate letters for more than 300 provincial agencies.

Unfortunately, this process is not designed to save money. Nor will it result in eliminating aspects of government that are redundant, or that could better be achieved through other means.

Additionally, there is provision in Alberta to have the actual operations of government agencies reviewed every seven years.

Unfortunately, Alberta’s reviews are not impartial or independent. They’ll be carried out by the minister in charge, with assistance from the bureaucracy itself.

If you have any questions or concerns on this or any issue, please feel free to contact my Constituency Offi ce by email at Lacombe.ponoka@assembly.ab.ca, by telephone at 403-7827725, fax at 403-782-3307 or by mail 101, 4892 46th St., Lacombe, AB T4L 2B4.

Ron Orr is the MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka.

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The FYI, Community Events Calendar is a free-of-charge service for not-for-profit organizations and upcoming community events within the Lacombe and Blackfalds region. To submit your information, please email news@lacombeexpress. com, call 403-782-5306 or fax 403-782-5344. If you would like your event or organization to be included, please submit your information to the editor by noon, the Monday before the publication date.

Books & Bevies: Jan. 23rd from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Mary C.Moor Public Library is hosting ‘Books & Bevies’ a fundraiser to recoup some costs of the flood.

Come sample beer from Blindman Brewing, wine from Chateau Wine & Spirits and appies from HT Catering. Live music and silent auction. Tickets are available at the library for $25.

39th Annual Lacombe Fiddler’s Jamboree: Sunday, January 31st, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lacombe Upper Elementary School (5414-50 St.) Adults $5, under 10 free. Sponsored

by Maetche Music Studio.

The Jesus Fatwah: Love Your (Muslim) Neighbor as Yourself - a Thursday evening discussion group starting January 14th at 7 p.m. Using print and video resources and encounters with representatives of both Christianity and Islam, we will seek to dispel stereotypes about Islam, explore the diversity of Muslim belief and practice and discuss how we can build respectful relationships. This program would be appropriate for Christians, Muslims or those without faith commitments. Held at St. Andrew’s United Church. Please contact Ross Smillie at 403-782-3148 to indicate your interest and to get background reading material.

Lacombe Hospice Steering Committee: Volunteers needed. Commit to 24 – 48 months’ term. Contact Flor-

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Your weekly Community Events Calendar

ence at 403-782-5641 or email: lahospice@gmail.com.

Robbie Burns Night Supper – Hosted by the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band, Saturday, Jan. 23rd at the Royal Canadian Legion, Red Deer. Join us for cocktails from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a traditional Robbie Burns supper: turkey, roastit bubbly jock wi’ stuffin intilt, champit tatties & mashed neeps, gravy, haggis & apple pie. There will be a cash bar. Special events include piping in of the haggis, the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band, highland dancers and more. Tickets are available from any pipe band member or the front desk of

7 p.m. at the LMC in the County Room, Friends of the Library will be pleased to introduce quest speaker Brianna Ventuis to recount how she won a trip to London, England and describe especially her adventures to the city and to filming locations of BBC’s Downton Abbey - in the Armchair Travel 2016 series. Come and enjoy an enjoyable evening. Light refreshments will be served after the presentation. Free admission.

Friends of the Library will welcome Effie Bullis on Feb. 25th, 7 p.m. at the LMC in the County Room. Effie, born in the Ukraine, shares the story of her family’s journey back to Germany,

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the Red Deer Legion for $30 per person and should be purchased in advance. For more information call Arnie MacAskill at 782-7183.

Coffee, Cookies & Crime Prevention with Lacombe Community Watch hosted at Lacombe Ford Tuesday, Feb. 16th, between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Drop in for information, documentation for interested volunteers, fabulous draws and a coloring table and coloring contest for kids.

Friends of the Library will be pleased to announce a presentation by Dr. Leighton Nischuk at the LMC in the County Room on Jan. 28th at 7 p.m. Dr. Nischuk has been travelling with Medical Mercy Canada and will provide a summary of some of the projects undertaken in the Ukraine where his parents immigrated from as children. Following the presentation light refreshments will be served. Free admission.

Come and bring a friend.

Friends of the Library: On Feb. 9th,

the homeland of their great grandparents, and then on to Canada. Light refreshments will be served after the presentation in the Special Events- History 2016 series. Free admission.

The Lincoln Hall Society presents its annual Dinner and Entertainment Night on Feb. 6th. Dinner and comedy show, catered by Bob Ronnie and starring Lars Callieou (has opened for Jeff Foxworthy). Doors open at 5:30 p.m., Supper at 6 p.m., Show at 8 p.m. All tickets $50/person. Tickets ready for Christmas giving.

Advance sales end Feb. 2nd.

Calling all musicians! A jazzy new place to blow your horn or strum your strings - A jam session every second and fourth Thursday from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Lacombe Legion. $2 a person. For more information, call Rod at 403-782-1842.

The Lacombe Legion is hosting a tour for adults of Canadian battlefields in Holland, Belgium and France from March 25th to

please join us. Rehearsals are held on Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wolf Creek Community Church, beginning Oct. 15th. Two performances: Christmas 2015 and Spring 2016. For more information, call Carolyn 403-782-7365.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band is actively recruiting experienced and inexperienced people from the Central Alberta area, who are interested in joining the pipe band. Anyone with piping or drumming experience, or if you would like to learn piping or drumming, are asked to please contact us at 403-782-7183.

Practices are held at the Red Deer Legion on Tuesdays at 7:00.

St. Andrew’s United Church youth choir for ages five to 18.

Meets Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. contact Jessica at 403-352-5486 or jessmick16@gmail.com.

St. Andrew’s United Church Adult Choir for those 18 and older. Practices on Wednesdays

from 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Contact Roberta at 403-782-0443 for more information. Cost is free.

Invitation to join CNIB Peer Support Group: The Peer Support Group is a program dedicated to helping CNIB clients adjust to vision loss. Feelings of fear, anxiety, intimidation and anger are extremely common in adults who are diagnosed with vision loss. The goal of the group is to help transform these feelings into those of confidence and independence through education and group discussions.

The program is facilitated by a volunteer who has gone through the process of adjusting to a life with vision loss. The group offers seniors a way to connect to others experiencing similar challenges. Participants receive empowering, practical and useful information about vision loss and how CNIB services can help, as well as suggestions from other participants on how to reduce the impact of vision loss on their daily lives.

There is no cost to participate in the program which will meet once per month. The group meets at the Spruce Terrace located at 5002 – 51 Ave. Lacombe Walking Group Wednesdays from 12-12:30 at Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic.

No Registration required.

Kozy Korner — Tuesday Dinners every week at noon. The hot meal includes dessert and coffee at the Senior Centre.

Kozy Korner Music Jam on Sundays from 1:30p.m. to 4 p.m. In the New Year, jams will be on Jan. 10th, Feb. 14th, March 13th and April 10th. Entertainers are free. Lunch goodies by donation. For more information call 403-885-4493.

Lacombe Dance Lessons – social and choreographed ballroom dancing. Traditional Two-step or Cha Cha/Jive. For details phone Cliff at 403-782-4094.

Quilting and crafts held at Blackfalds United Church on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Help make quilts or bring your own quilt/ craft to work on. Check out our website at blackfaldsunitedchurch.com or call 403-8854780 for more information.

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LACOMBE EXPRESS 11

ARTS & LEISURE

Flashback Freddy brings blend of music to benefit concert

BY SARAH MAETCHE LACOMBE EXPRESS He’s on a mission to keep the classic music of the 50’s and 60’s alive.

Enter Flashback Freddy, also known as Fred Wortley, a Lacombe-based artist who will take you on a trip down memory lane through the music of the likes of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.

While Flashback can now be found hopping, skipping, jiving and keeping audiences across the province on the dance floor, he wasn’t always hot-rodding around with his music.

Somewhere in between moving from Vancouver Island and leaving a career in the logging industry a few years ago, birthed the artist Flashback Freddy.

“I had about 40 years of logging under my belt already and I had enough of that,” said Flashback. “I thought what am I going to do? I had always played the guitar throughout the years just for fun with a couple of my friends - just a little acoustic guitar, that’s what I had. I would pick up my guitar, maybe a couple times a year and just plunk out something on it at a party or something.”

It wasn’t until he ended his career in the logging industry that it dawned on him that it was time to pursue his musical passion.

“I was sitting at the kitchen table, trying out some of the old ones and my wife looks at me and she says, ‘You’re not Fred, you’re Flashback Freddy,’” he said. “She says, ‘Get out there, have some fun with people and share it.’ And so one thing led to another and she kinda gave me a push.

“I thought, you know, there’s enough people who still like this music,” he said of the two classic decades. “And so off I went. I thought if I could only learn just maybe 15 songs or even 20, and now I’m up to around 500. I just kept plugging away. It was like an obsession. I had to learn.”

Flashback said he found that the music of the ’50s and ’60s was exactly the type of music he wants to play. In the late ’50s his older brother and sister were in high school, so their musical tastes obviously rubbed off on young Fred, who was around nine at the time.

“I grew up listening to that music, you know from the late ’50s and I kind of liked it,” he said. “I wanted to play songs that people knew and loved through the years and they could dance to it.

“I feel like I’m on a mission to keep it

ALL SHOOK UP - Through his blend of fast paced ’50s rockers and ’60s classics Flashback Freddy has been entertaining audiences across the province and beyond. He will be playing at the benefit concert on Jan. 30th at Wolf Creek Community Church. photo submitted alive. Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson, Elvis and Johnny Cash and all of those guys. That’s what makes it tick for me. This music is kind of timeless in the sense that it has the beat, especially that rockabilly stuff that the younger crowd can embrace.”

Flashback’s song catalogue is expansive, and covers a wide range of genres - rockabilly, country, surf-rock, early rock ‘n roll - which is achievable as a one man band.

“I’ve been in a couple of bands prior to this, but with the wonders of modern technology, I am able to use backing tracks that augment what I do and it sounds like a band,” said Flashback. “It’s

the best of both worlds.”

He adds that by being a solo performer he has a smaller footprint, which allows him to visit venues of all sizes.

What sealed the transition from Fred to Flashback was a switch from an acoustic guitar to a Fender Telecaster, the electric delight Flashback calls ‘Maybelline.’

“That was big for me,” he said. “I’ve never had so much fun in my life. The guitar feels better than the power saw in my hand. It’s not that I didn’t mind working out in the fresh air, but this is way more fun. It’s like a dream come true.”

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array of performers at the refugee benefit concert hosted by Flat Iron Jazz on Jan. 30th at 7:30 p.m. at Wolf Creek Community Church (located at Hwy. 12 and Wolf Creek Drive in Lacombe.)

The funds raised go towards the resettlement of a family from Syria to Lacombe.

Tickets are $25 and are available at Sunny 94, the Mary C. Moore Public Library and from Lacombe Community Refugee Effort committee members.

For more information about Flashback Freddy, visit www.flashbackfreddy.ca. news@lacombeexpress.com

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016

Do not take liberties with the Gods What could solve many of the world’s problems this holiday season? There’s no more sage advice than the words, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Yet time and again, the very opposite happens day after day in medicine, politics and unfortunately, even religion.

I wonder what the Gods are thinking when they survey the world today? Confucius wrote in the Book of Rites in 500 B.C, “Do not take liberties with the Gods or weary them.” Today, we certainly must be pushing our limits of both.

This year, people of all religions will celebrate their holy days at shrines around the world. TV will promote a message of love to millions. But the Gods must surely be tempted to interrupt and deliver a thunderous proclamation on a massive screen in the sky. They already show dead children washed up on Mediterranean shores and images of tens of thousands of people without food and shelter fleeing murderous conflicts in their homelands.

Man’s inhumanity to man knows no

Dr. Gifford

JONES bounds. Where is the, “Do unto others?”

I doubt that religion would escape the Gods’ thunder. Why wouldn’t they decry the so-called religious who have had 2,000 years to prevent the barbarities and human horror that are taking place today.

After all, it is not creatures from another planet who are killing innocent people.

Rather, it’s religious sects that have been killing each other in the name of religion for 2,000 years! They might declare that all would find a special place in hell.

But what would the Gods say about the western medical establishment? They no doubt would applaud its huge advances in medical treatment. But their praise may be short-lived. They might charge that

physicians had forgotten one of the most cherished parts of the Hippocratic Oath that stresses, “First, do no harm.” They might chastise doctors for their unholy alliance with pharmaceutical companies.

Physicians, who have deviated so far from the Hippocratic edict, that it’s mind-boggling.

They’ve also forgotten Voltaire, the French philosopher, who counselled, “The art of medicine is amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” So what has happened?

Rather than using good sense, treatment is now guided by multinational drug companies who have seduced doctors and the North American public into believing there is a convenient pill to ease every ache and pain.

Meantime, so many in the rest of the world suffer malnutrition, homelessness, with no resource for pills for their pain. I’m sure the Gods would agree that our world is doomed unless we stop polluting the land, sea and air. Yet, they would wonder why there is no hue and cry about how humans are polluting their own bodies.

They would cite no better example than one in four North Americans taking cholesterol-lowering drugs. I believe the Gods would shake their heads in dismay and warn that something has gone horribly wrong with the judgment of the medical profession.

My readers, know that my opinion does not coincide with those of our medical establishment. It may also be that I’m not in harmony with the Gods either. If so, I will receive proper punishment when I finally arrive at their destination. But if I’m consigned to that fate, I believe I will face crowded accommodation.

So it would be wise for those in authority to be deeply concerned. Confucius could be right when he warned, that, “It is dangerous to take liberties with Gods or weary them.”

And where is the “Do unto others?” This is the 41st year I’ve had the privilege of wishing all of you good health and happiness in the year ahead.

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Library hosts fundraiser and children’s programs The children’s programs have begun and I am so glad to be back to my normal routine. Seriously, adults are okay but you’re not nearly entertaining enough.

The kids were brimming with Christmas news and they shared the best parts of their holidays. One little boy came running into the room and exclaimed, “I got

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it! I got it!” I asked what he got. “The thing I asked for!”

I was very happy for him and inquired the name of the ‘thing’?” He stopped jumping up and down and replied, “You know I knew you’d ask me that. I should have asked my mom what you call it.” I told him to tell me next week so I’ll keep you informed.

It’s survey time again.

Please come in or go online to fill out our service survey.

This survey is important since it is the best way to find out if we are meeting

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the needs of the community.

It is also a requirement for future funding. We need at least 50 completed surveys.

It will not take up much of your time and we would so appreciate your help.

Thanking you in advance.

You are running out of time to attend ‘Books and Bevies’; the fundraiser for the library presented by our library board. It will be held on Jan. 23rd from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the library.

Tickets are $25 per person.

There is more information on our web site - lacombelibrary.org.

On Jan. 28th at 7 p.m. in the LMC, our Local Colour series will feature Dr. Leighton Nischuk presenting ‘Ukraine: Our 2015 Medical Mission’. This lecture series highlights special topics presented by members of the community.

Everyone has a story to tell. From family history to cultural experiences these free presentations are full of unique perspectives.

hours. Please call to book an exam time.

I will be having a children’s Valentine card making workshop on Feb. 6th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for ages five to eight. Five-year-olds must be accompanied by an adult. Please come in or call to register early since space is limited.

Our book this week is John Grisham’s Rogue Lawyer. ‘Meet the Honorable Sebastian Rudd, attorney at law. His phone number is unlisted. He carries a gun.

His office is a bulletproof van. His van is driven by his bodyguard, who is also his paralegal and only friend.

He takes the cases no other lawyer will touch. And if you get into trouble, you definitely want this Rogue Lawyer in your corner,’ or so the dust jacket tells us.

For more information on library programs please check our web site.

Mary Poole is the children’s library programmer at the Mary C. Moore Library in Lacombe.

The Mary C. Moore Book Club will be meeting on Feb. 2nd at 7 p.m. in the Read and Relax area of the library. We will be discussing the novel What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty.

We welcome new members but if you have questions please call the library at 403-782-3433 and ask for Miranda or Mary.

On Feb. 9th at 7 p.m. in the LMC our Armchair Travel series is titled ‘Just a Small Town Girl: An Adventure in London, England’. This will be presented by our staff member Brianna Venhuis.

All you Downton Abbey fans will not want to miss this lecture.

If you are completing academic studies online or by correspondence the library offers exam invigilation.

The library History Room may be booked by distance education students for online or written exams. The invigilation fee is a flat rate of $25 for one to three hours and $50 for more than three

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SPORTS Lacombe plays host to annual bonspiel

BY ZACHARY CORMIER LACOMBE EXPRESS It was a busy week at the Lacombe Curling Club.

More than 200 curlers took to the ice at the Lacombe Curling Club last week for the 72nd annual Farmers and Farmerettes Bonspiel, which ran from Monday through Saturday last week.

“It was a real success,” said Lacombe Curling Club Manager Myra Winslow after the week’s festivities had concluded.

The popular triple elimination tournament features teams of three local farmers that are then paired up with a local businessman or businesswoman during a draw at the beginning of the week.

This year, 48 rinks were featured in the Farmers’ draw while 12 teams entered the fray on the Farmerettes’ side of things.

The opening draw of the tournament was on Monday morning and, according to Winslow, the rink was consistently busy after that.

“We went all day Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. It went during the day on Friday and there was a banquet and dance on Friday night and then the finals went on Saturday,” she said, adding the number of games is fairly typical for the bonspiel.

“It was about the same. We had the same amount of rinks and everyone had a lot of fun. It was all positive feedback.”

Winslow added the games were fun to watch as well.

“It was some really good curling. We had a lot of competitive teams and quite a few senior teams. There was some good curling to be seen,” she said.

This year’s winners on the men’s side were skips Kevin Broderson in the A Division, Lyle Lorenz in the B Division, Dale Stannard in the C and Tanner Wass in the D. Ken Watson claimed the Hard Luck draw and Dana Kamlah captured the women’s title.

“It went really well. We were very happy about how it turned out for us,” Kamlah said after her team’s win.

This win was especially sweet for Kamlah’s team, who were just one stone shy of victory during last year’s bonspiel.

“Last year we played in the final game and it was very close. It came down to the last rock and I thought that I’d won it but my rock touched too heavy and it slid about a couple inches too far and we lost,” she said.

HURRY HARD! - Kelly McCullough threw a stone during an ‘A’ tournament game at the Lacombe Farmers and Farmerettes Bonspiel at the Lacombe Curling Club this past week.

Zachary Cormier/Lacombe Express “It was a bit of a heart breaker for sure.

So this year we came into it a lot more determined and really wanted to come back and actually finish off and win it.

So it felt great to actually come through with finishing the week off strong and winning it.”

Kamlah said she has been competing at the tournament since 2011.

This year, as in previous years, her team consisted of her aunt Diane Ross and friend Erin Peck. The trio was paired up with Louise Pickett of Lacombe Travel.

“I do actually know (Louise) and her husband from before the bonspiel, so that was nice. We had a lot of fun together.”

The men’s side is always a highly contested affair, and this year was no different. It’s run in a triple elimination format, meaning that each team is guaranteed at least three games.

This year’s A final featured a battle of the heavyweights as Broderson’s rink took on Club play rival Regan Furhop. Both rinks have been competing at the bonspiel for a number of years and both teams have won finals, so it was bound to be a good one.

“We knew we’d have to play our best to stay in the game and have a chance of winning,” Broderson said.

Heading into the final end, Broderson held a 4-3 lead.

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“It was very close. Back and forth, lots of rocks in play — most of them in the four foot area — and we were fortunate enough to get our rocks in the right place and have shot rock, the rock that’s going to count.”

By the end of it, Broderson emerged with the 5-3 victory.

“It’s always a fun week. It starts Monday and there’s a supper every night and lunch every afternoon so it’s a great bonspiel. The committee does a great job of putting it together. It’s a lot of hard work and it wouldn’t happen without all the sponsors that help out as well.” zcormier@lacombeexpress.com

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SPORTS BRIEFS

With just a month remaining in the regular season, the Central Alberta Selects are gearing up for the final push to the playoffs and provincial play-downs. Here’s a quick rundown of how the teams are doing:

PEEWEE AA The Central Alberta Selects Quicklane Peewee AA team have had their fair share of ups and downs this season.

The youngest group of AA players are currently sitting sixth in the eight team South Central Alberta Hockey League North Division with a 8-13-4 record.

Despite some impressive offensive performances and valiant efforts from their goaltenders, the Peewee Selects have had trouble stringing wins together.

Last weekend, the team played a pair of key contests against the Okotoks Oilers Black, who they’re currently chasing in the standings, and the Airdrie Lightning, the current division front runners by a wide margin.

Going into last Saturday’s game, the Oilers were riding a four game hot streak where they posted a 3-1 record. But despite a good effort, they were unable to come out with the victory and fell 9-4.

Last Sunday’s game against Airdrie, on the other hand,

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was a battle for the ages that saw the Selects keep pace with the first place team through the entire game. The score was tied heading into the final minute of play, but Airdrie managed to break the tie with just a second remaining on the clock to come away with a 5-4 win.

Next up for the Peewee Selects is a road game next Friday night against Lethbridge.

BANTAM AA The Central AB Selects OK Tire Bantam AA team have been dominant so far this season.

Despite a rocky couple of games this weekend that saw them come away with a 4-4 tie in Airdrie on Saturday before dropping an 8-1 decision on the road against Wheatland on Sunday, the Selects are still among the hottest teams in their division.

They’ve lost just four of the 25 games that they’ve played this season and have posted a 15-4-5 record to put them comfortably at the top of their division with 35 points, ten points ahead of the second-place Bow Valley Timberwolves.

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MIDGET AA It hasn’t been the greatest of seasons for the Central Alberta Selects Fountain Tire Midget AA team.

They currently sit last in their division with a 4-18-2 record.

Going into this weekend, the Selects hadn’t won a game since Dec. 23rd when they defeated the CNHA Canucks 4-2 at the Max Bell Centre.

But despite the monkey on their back, the Selects played some pretty good hockey. And it paid off, as on Saturday they

AMBITION - Lacombe Bantam Rockets Captain Anthony Coleman braces for a hit as he brings the puck around behind the Lacombe net during a game against Bashaw last year.

Lacombe Express file photo came away with a 3-2 victory thanks to some last minute heroics by Bryson Muir, who broke the 2-2 tie with just 1:14 left in the third.

The Selects then followed that up by battling the Airdrie Lighting, a team that shut them out 11-0 the last time they met, to a 5-5 draw.

Blackfalds council approves recreation plans Town of Blackfalds council approved both the Parks and Facilities Master Plan and the All-Star Park Design Concept at the Jan. 12th regular council meeting.

The development of these plans began in early 2015 and included extensive public consultation. All residents were invited to provide input on the development of the plans through surveys that were mailed out to each household and an online survey was also

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In addition, numerous one-on-one consultations with key stakeholders including community groups, the recreation board, business and visitors to the Town occurred.

Community input identified the priority parks and facilities items for the Town to move forward within the coming years. The Parks and Facilities Master Plan will guide related development

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Projects that were identified as high priority and budgeted for in the 2016 year include: an off-leash dog park, addition of a ball diamond or sports field in Cottonwood Meadows, installation of new benches on Diamond 4 at All-Star Park, restoration of the Wadey Historic House and a new

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HOMES & LIVING

FINESSE - This master bedroom in a Colbray Homes show home in the Henner’s Lake subdivision in Lacombe features a high ceiling, unique lighting and a luxurious four-poster bed.

Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

Investment in real estate will diversify your income There is a great deal of truth to meeting or exceeding the aspirations of the people you spend the greatest amount of time with socially. When I spend time with people who are focused and creative, my creativity soars and I find myself looking at all sorts of creative options for design projects. The type of music I infuse into my day also either stimulates or suppresses my creativity and I have to be mindful of the thought processes that I allow into my head.

I recently met with a group of real estate investors to pick their collective brains on the upside and downside of having an income property. The real estate market is prime for buyers of second properties as the prices are low and money is still rela-

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The current economy requires us to get creative and to re-evaluate our way of spending money and how to create passive income to supplement our household. Our investment in real estate is one of the soundest ways to diversify our income, it just takes a new way of looking at our existing way of life and being willing to change a few items.

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